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dill/6 95 Patented Sept. 6, 1932 CLARENCE HLYOUN G, OF BOSTON,MASSACHUSETTS sorrow Application filed June 19, 1981. Serial No.545,394.

My invention relates tosupports for cylindrical tanks and like articles,and has among its objects the provisionof a cheaply constructedcollapslble support adapted to be fabricated from standard structuralparts, such as angle-irons. The invention, however, will be bestunderstood from the following description when read in the light of theaccompanying 1 drawing of one embodiment of the invention,

the scope of which latter will be more particularly pointed out in theappended claim.

In the drawing Fig. 1 is a perspective of the support in open position;

Fig. 2 is a perspective of the support according to Fig. 1 when viewedfrom the opposite side;

Fig. 3 is a perspective of the support acgo cording to Figs. 1 and 2 incollapsed or closed position; and

Fig. 4 is an end view of the support according to Figs. 1, 2 and 3showing the support in open position and carrying a tank.

Referring to the drawing, the supportat each end comprises a pair ofangle-irons 1 and 3 having flanges 5 in a vertical plane in abuttingrelation and pivotally secured together at'7. Rigidly secured at itsopposite 3o ends to the other flanges 9 of the angle-irons 3, by rivets8 or the like, is an angle-iron 11,

the projecting flange13 of which latter is adapted to contact with theedges of the flanges 5 of the angle-irons 1 when the support is in openposition as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. As illustrated, carried by theflanges 15 of the angle-irons 1 are short pieces of angle-iron 17, theflanges 19 of which latter project at right angles to the flanges 15 andare adapted to contact with the flanges 5 of the angle-irons 3 when thesupport is in open position. Increased rigidity of the support isimparted by an angle-iron 23 secured at its 5 opposite ends to theflanges 15 of the angleirons 1 near the lower ends of the latter.

It will be observed that the angle-irons 11,

17 and 23 are all horizontally below the pivotal connections 7 anddisposed at' opposite i0 sides of the support, thus permitting thelatter to be collapsed or folded into the position shown by Fig. 3.

'It will be further. observed that in the submitted embodiment of theinvention the support is composed wholly ofan le-irons,

the angle-irons l1 and 23 acting to race the support, while theangle-irons 11 and 17 act as stops coacting with the angle-irons '1 and3 to determine the open position of the support, and take the straincaused by the tank positioned upon the flat sides of the flanges 9 and15 of the angle-irons 1 and 3. It will thus be observed that the supportcomprises a minimum number of parts and avoids the use of long diagonalbraces, which secures a light weight structure yet one suflicientlyrigid to meet the needs of the use to which the support is put.

It will be understood, however, that within the spirit of the inventionwide deviations may be made from the embodiment thereof above described.

I claim:

A collapsible s port for tanks and the like having, in com ination,pairs of spaced angle irons having flanges in vertical planes pivotallyconnected in substantially abutting relation and having their otherflangesuppermost, a bar extending from one of said uppermost flanges ofone angle iron of said pairs of angle Irons to the uppermost flange ofthe corresponding angle iron of the other pair, said bar being securedto said uppermostflanges adjacent the pivotal connection of said angleirons and arranged to-contact u with the edges of the vertical flan esof the other angle-irons of said pairsan to serve as stop memberstherefor,-and additional stop means carried by the last mentioned angleirons adjacent the pivotal connection of said N angle irons arranged tocontact with the edges of the vertical flanges of the angle irons whichcarry said bar when the latter contacts with the ed es of the verticalflanges which carry said ad itional stop-means. 95,

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this' specification. V

CLARENCE H. YOUNG.

